I am looking to buy a gaming computer, but haven't ever done it before. Can you give me a general overview of what exactly I should look for?
I'm looking to run Guild Wars at maximum graphics with a lot of speed to spare, and eventually World of Warcraft when I get back to that.
2007-02-07 14:03:03 · 5 answers · asked by Jake W 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
look for a computer with very powerful video card....high memory and a lot of disk space...
2007-02-07 14:06:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For gaming, the CPU, the RAM, and the Video card are the most important aspects. I highly recommend that you build the computer yourself, as you will save a ton of money. I just built a gaming PC for under $1200. The same system from from Dell costs over $3000. It's relatively easy to do. Just google "build computer tutorial" and you'll get hundreds of guides.
When you build your own computer, you get exactly what you want, for much cheaper than buying a prebuilt, and you know your system from the inside out.
2007-02-07 23:56:22 · answer #2 · answered by ChickenMaster27 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm! I won't recommand a model but I know that gaming machine should have strong cpu, enough storage capacity and naturally a lot of memory.
Specially you have to buy a computer with a video card and maybe with a sound card.
Avoid using built-in graphic cards! For these types of games (wars, combat..) you need a great graphic card to enjoy your best playing.
Look at http://www.cheap-computers-reference.com/gaming-computers.html and read the text completely. This text will give you a global view of what is essential for buying gaming computers.
2007-02-07 22:32:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well three main things you want to look at.
1. CPU dual cores are nice.
2. RAM 1 or 2 GB's of DDR2 preferable
3. GPU this is where you don't want to go cheap get a nice card.
2007-02-07 22:21:05 · answer #4 · answered by The Truth 2.0 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this on for size!
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2417892&Tab=0&NoMapp=0
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=335900&Sku=M17-7502
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1071038&CatId=1647
About the same amount of $$ if you built it yourself!
If you prefer AMD processors:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/configdetails.asp?Base=2532816
2007-02-08 03:33:17 · answer #5 · answered by mittalman53 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋